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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 519,472, dated May 8, 1894.

Application filed July 11 1893. Serial No. 430,113- (ll-011105810 To MZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. JELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fenders forCars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to fenders for use on street cars,especially those propelled by electric or cable power, or other meansthan horsepower, and it belongs to the class of fenders in which thefender runs on the track in front of the car, when in ordinary use, andhas a pivotal or swiveled connection with the car in order that it maypass safely around a curve in position on a line which is substantiallya radius of the circle of which the curve is an arc.

The nature of the invention is fully described below, andillustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved fender secured to a car in position for use. Fig. 2 is a planView of the under side. Fig.

3 is a front elevation. Fig. 4 is a central lon-,

gitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a plan viewwith the fender passing over or,around a curve. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail in vertical section andelevation, showing one of the wheels of the fender and its box andguard.

The broken lines in Figs. 1 and 4 indicate the position of the fenderwhen it is pushed back under the car, as would be the case when it wasout of use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the platform of a street car, A the car body, A the dashboard, a the steps, and b the brake support sustained by suitablehangers b. A horizontal segmental frame is supported under the platform,and consists of the curved portion or track B, rear connecting crosspiece B extending trans versely with the car, and central brace Bextending longitudinally with the car from the cross piece B to thecurved portion B. These three parts are preferably made integral, andthe frame thus constructed is supported by the brake support, steps andcar body,.the curved portion B being secured to the brake support 17,and to the steps a by bolts d, and the portion B being secured to thecar body by hangers d.

C is an arm provided with the horizontal slot or slide-way Oand with itsrear end piv- 5 5 otally secured or swiveled horizontally by means of abolt or pin 0 to the center of the cross piece B. This arm is capable ofbeing locked in a longitudinal position by dropping a bolt e (Fig. 4)through coincident holes 6 (Fig. 2) in the arm 0 and bar B, or unlockedby removing said bolt and hangingit on a hook e suspended from the underside of the platform A, to which said bolt is also connected by a chaine.

D (Fig. 4) is a slide moving in the slot 0, and. provided with guidesDwhich flank the arm 0 on opposite sides, and are secured to the slideby screws D or in any suitable manner; see Figs. 1 and 2. Secured to thefront of this slide or integral with it as shown, within the slot, is abar E, which, of course, slides in the slot 0 with the slide D. On thefront end of the-bar E is secured centrally a lip E which projectsthrough the front end of the arm 0 and receives a latch f which ispivoted at f to the front side of the bar E on one side of the lip, andis provided with a slot f which catches over a button E on the bar onthe other side of the lip. See Figs'.3 and 4. By this means the bar andslide may be secured rigidly in a forward pos'ition.

F F are parallel side arms narrowing in thickness toward the front ends,and with their rear ends-F of considerable thickness vertically, asshown in Fig. 1. The rear ends are pivotally secured at their upperportions at F to the ends of the bar E so that they swing verticallytherein, while their front 0 ends are connected by a bar F" so thatthebars F F F constitute a fender frame. The fender is provided at itsfront end with an axle H supporting wheels H fitting on the tracks S,said axle being supported in boxes 5 g,'having chambers g for oil andwaste,(Fig.

6) and provided on their upper surfaces with wheel guards h' extendingoutwardly over the wheels so that a person caught by the fender wouldnot come in contactwith the Wheels thereof. The rear ends F of the armsF have pivotally secured to them at 6, links J extending throughopenings in the opposite ends of a spring K which extends horizontallythrough the slot 0 and bears centrally against the rear of the slide D.See Figs. 1, 2, and 4:- These links J are screw threaded and areprovided with suitable nuts K K", so that the tension of the spring isregulated. This spring, by pulling on the lower ends of the rearportions F of the side bars F, holds the wheels 11' of the fender downon the track, and also tends to hold the swinging arm 0 up against thecurved track 13 which makes a portion of the segmental frame. By meansof the pivotal connection of the side bars F and cross bar E, the wheelsof the fender will accommodate themselves to different heights. By meansof the pivotal connection 0 of the swinging arm 0 and bar B, the fenderand the wheels accommodate themselves to the different curves of thetrack, the axle ll being always radial with said curves. The latchfprevents the fender from sliding back in the arm 0.

The fender is provided with a grating or network as L, secured in anydesired manner to a frame L' which is attached by screws or othersuitable means to the different portions, as F, F", constituting theframe of the fender. The grating or network is provided centrally,however, with a suitable swinging door L" hinged at Z to a suitableframe Z, said door being provided with a latch, hook, or other means Zfor fastening it in position.

The forward end of the fender is provided with a supplemental guard ortipping bar N, which extends toward the rails to within a very shortdistance thereof, and has wings or extensions N in front of the wheelsH. This guard or tipping piece has its bearings in the fender frame justforward of the axle H, and it is held in its normal position, that is tosay, about on a line with the direction of the fender, by springs m, seeFig. 2-whose rear ends are secured to the under side of the fenderframe, and stops h" on the guards h, see Figs. 1, 2, and 4.

In case a person is struck by the fender, the first contact is usuallywith the tipping bar N, and the efiect is to tip the front edge of saidbar down until it strikes the ground or rails, and to effectually closethe space between the fender and the ground, so that no portion, such asa hand or foot of a person, can be crowded under the fender. The secondefiect is apt to be to throw the person upon the network or grating L.

In order that the fender may be lifted in case of an emergency, as inthe event of a severe storm, for instance, chains n may be attached tothe car and extend to the frame of the fender if desired, such chainsbeing of course easily accessible to the motor-man or driver. N

When the fender is not to be used, as in the case of the return trip ofthe car, it is stowed away under the car, in the position shown inbroken lines in Figs. 1 and 4, by

first lifting the latch f so as to release the slide D, then swingingback the door L"; then lifting the front edge of the fender forcibly andpushing it back, the slide D sliding in the slot 0' until the front endof the swinging bar (3 extends through the space produced by foldingback the door L", and under the front bar I "of the frame of the fender,which hence rests on and is supported by the swinging bar 0 in a raisedposition. The bolt 6, which is supposed to be hung up on the hook e"while the fender is in use on the track, allows the slide to move backin the slot 0', and may then be placed in the holes 6 and serve toprevent the bar 0 from swinging, and also to prevent the fender frombeing drawn out.

I prefer to provide the front edge of the tipping bar N with a rubbertip or sheath P, preferably of approximately circular shape in crosssection, in order to lessen the possibility of injury-from a blow fromthe front edge of the said tipping bar, and also to protect the tippingbar when it strikes the pavement. The wheel boxes and guards are alsoprovided with rubber shields-or bufiers h, as shown in Fig. 6. In orderto prevent a person from being thrown against the hunter 0 or betweenthe fender and the platform, I provide a substantially vertical wireframe or grating It, which is secured at R to the front of the car, andsubstantially covers the space between the dash board and fender. Inorder that this guard may not interfere with the hunter or couplingmechanism 0, I make it horizontally in the form of a curve, see Figs. 1,4., and 5. Its connection with the car is preferably pivotal in orderthat it may be swung up if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a fender pivotally secured to the car andtraveling on the rails whereby it is held radial tothe curvature of thetrack, a curved track against which the supporting swinging arm of thefender bears, said track being supported below and secured to the carstep, brake support and car, substantially as set forth.

2. A car fender, comprising a frame supported by the car, a horizontallyswinging arm pivotally supported by the frame, aslide travelinglongitudinally on or with relation to said arm, and a verticallyswinging fender or scoop pivotally connected with the slide,substantially as described.

3. A fender adapted to travel on the rails and be held radial to thecurvature of the track, comprising a frame and a horizontally slottedand horizontally swinging arm whose be held radial to the curvature ofthe track, comprising a frame and ahorizontally slotted and horizontallyswinging arm whose rear end is pivotally supported by said frame, aslide traveling longitudinally in said slot, a vertically swingingfender or scoop whose frame is pivotally connected with the front end ofsaid slide, and a spring bearing against the rear portion of the slideand connected with the frame of the fender whereby the front portion ofsaid fender is held normally on the track, substantially as described.

5. In combination, the segmental frame B B provided with thelongitudinal brace B and the swinging arm 0 for supporting the fender,pivoted near its rear endto said frame and adapted to be locked to saidbrace, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination, the horizontally swinging arm C pivoted to a framesecured beneath the car, the slideD D moving in said slot, the cross barE rigid with said slide, and the vertically swinging fender arms Fpivotally secured to the opposite ends of said cross bar, substantiallyas described.

' 7. In combination, the fender frame comprising the parallel side armsF having the vertically broad rear ends or heels F, and the horizontalbar E, the said rear ends being pivotally connected with the said bar soas to swing vertically, the slide D, slotted arm 0, spring K bearingagainst said slide within the slotted arm, and the adjustable threadedlinks J the rear ends of which are secured to the opposite ends of saidspring and the front ends of which are pivotally secured to said rearends F below the connection of said ends with the bar E, whereby theforward end of the fender is held normally down, substantially as setforth.

8. A car fender, comprising a bar sliding longitudinally with relationto a suitable support sustained by the car, a fender or scoop hingedvertically to said bar, and a spring bearing against said bar and actingon the fender, whereby the front end of said fender is held normallydown on the car track, substantially as described.

9. In combination, the fender fra1ne,supp1emental guard Npivotally'secured to the fender and held normally raised by the springsm bearing on its under side, said guard being provided with the endwings or extensions N, and the wheel guards it provided on their forwardsides with the stops h", substantially as described.

10. The fender frame provided with the wheel boxes 9 having the chambersg and wheel guards h extending from said boxes over the fender wheels,substantially as described.

11. The fender frame provided with the wheel boxes 9 having the chambersg and wheel guards h extending from said boxes over the fender wheels,said guards being provided externally with the elastic shields h,substantially as set forth. Y 12. The fender provided with thestationary nettings or grates L and the central swinging door L ofsubstantially the same material,

. substantially as described.

13. In combination, the bar E provided with the lip E and button E" andthe latch f pivoted at f and provided with the recess f substantially asset forth.

14:. In combination with the fender and car, the hunter guard R securedto the car in front of the bunter and above the fender and acting as asupplement to the latter, said guard B being curved centrally forward toclear the bunter, substantially as set forth.

ARTHUR H. JELLY.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, J. M. HARTNETT.

